It is Pakistan’s burden that they will be pursued by whispers and innuendo through this tournament and, most likely, for a long time after the final has come and gone. It is the price that the team pay for the bans given to three of their players earlier this year. Even as Shahid Afridi was clapping Ross Taylor off the...

Ross Taylor’s solid 78 helped New Zealand fight back after a shaky start in the second Test against Pakistan.
Pakistan wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal took five catches, including Martin Guptill and Jesse Ryder off successive Tanvir Ahmed balls, to leave New Zealand 98-4.
Taylor hit six fours and a six on his way to a 10th Test...

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, has asked for more discipline from his misfiring batsmen ahead of the second and final Test against Pakistan which starts on Saturday. New Zealand had folded for 110 in the second innings of the first Test in Hamilton and lost by ten wickets.
“We’ve got to try and get that top...

New Zealand coach John Wright wants to see the top and middle order “functioning better” in order to peg Pakistan back in the second Test, which gets under way in Wellington on Saturday.
Pakistan inflicted a crushing 10-wicket defeat on their hosts last week in Hamilton, where the New Zealand batsmen – trailing...

Pakistan chose to bat in the third Twenty20 in Christchurch in their attempt to restore pride and gain some winning momentum ahead of the Test series. Both captains were happy with the toss result as Ross Taylor said he would have bowled first due to the grass cover on the pitch.
Shahid Afridi shuffled down the order to bat...

The Big Picture
Before this series, New Zealand were in total disarray, having endured 14 successive defeats at the international level, and seemingly without a plan. Two Twenty20 matches were all it took to change the vibe in their side. It was made possible by the influx of players who hadn’t been a part of the misadventures...

New Zealand 185 for 7 (Guptill 44, Franklin 40, Ajmal 3-35) beat Pakistan 146 for 9 (Hafeez 46, McCullum 4-16) by 39 runs.
Nathan McCullum’s terrific spell, in which he took 4 for 16, derailed Pakistan after the visitors had made a fiery start in pursuit of the target of 185. Hafeez had led the chase with 46 but wickets...

Mark Greatbatch, the New Zealand coach, has said he is willing to step down if asked, following a run of 11 successive defeats in ODIs. New Zealand Cricket will be conducting a comprehensive review of the team’s performance, and Greatbatch’s position could be under scrutiny, though the board has retained Daniel Vettori...

New Zealand are on one of their longest losing streaks, with 11 one-day defeats in a row, but the country’s board has said that Daniel Vettori’s position as captain is safe. NZC had called for improved performances after a 4-0 defeat to Bangladesh in October, and despite the continuing downslide in the team’s...

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Chief Executive Justin Vaughan is confident that the Black Caps can win next year’s World Cup being held in the Indian subcontinent despite their ninth one-day loss on the trot.
New Zealand lost their third one-day against India at Vadodara’s Reliance Stadium by nine-wickets, which saw the tourists...